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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The top 1-40 schools posted the highest number of Applicants to date, higher than last year (significantly so).  This 2007-2008 cohort is the peak. [/quote]

This year is seeing another significant increase in application numbers per school. It’s way up over last year’s numbers. Discouraging. I thought it would at least stay stable, if not drop a little. I was shocked to see the opposite. [/quote]

Why?

First of all, not all areas of the US are going to see a cliff. This will affect popular state schools. Secondly, there’s been a trend of consolidation to apply to the same colleges. Those colleges will not see a cliff & may see more applications thanks to websites like this one & social media beating the “prestige” drum. Thirdly, as long as college prices are crazy & admission is a crapshoot, kids will apply to 15+ colleges to get the best “deal” or ranking.

No one should expect popular or highly ranked schools to get easier to admit any time soon.

As an aside, this is why sociology matters as a course. I took it as a gen ed & learned the nuance of demographics [/quote]

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